Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
I tend to respond best to concept first—a clear, compelling idea is what grabs me right away. Once the concept is established, I look to the characters to bring that idea to life and give it emotional weight. I’m also someone who appreciates a strong hook early on—whether it’s a film or a series, I want to understand what I’m getting into upfront. That clarity helps me track the potential and shape of the project from the start.
I’m interested in projects that explore diverse voices and experiences through fresh, imaginative, or unexpected lenses, without centering solely on hardship.
No period pieces that are solely tied to the struggles of marginalized groups, particularly narratives that lean into trauma as the primary driver of the story.
Steven Jackson is a creative executive and producer with a decade of experience developing bold, immersive storytelling across film, television, and interactive media. Most recently, he served as Head of Development & Production at Spike Lee’s Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, overseeing a diverse slate of projects under the company’s first-look deal with Netflix.
Prior to that, Steven spent three years at Netflix as Manager of Original Series and Interactive Films, where he helped shape the platform’s pioneering slate of interactive content and worked across acclaimed live-action comedies including COBRA KAI, DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, THE UPSHAWS, and THE VINCE STAPLES SHOW. His work bridged creative and product teams, pushing the boundaries of audience engagement and format innovation.
Steven began his career in creative roles at Chernin Entertainment and Paramount Pictures, contributing to the development of major studio films such as TOP GUN: MAVERICK, ROCKETMAN, COMING 2 AMERICA, and WITHOUT REMORSE. Across every chapter of his journey, he has worked closely with writers, filmmakers, and talent to bring authentic, resonant stories to global audiences.
Driven by a lifelong passion for storytelling and a childhood dream of working in Hollywood, Steven is committed to developing content that invites viewers of all backgrounds to see themselves—and shape their own realities—on screen.
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.
Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your registration for a refund or Roadmap gift card if you have not yet submitted your material for review. However, once your material has been received, your registration cannot be canceled. Having revised material or a desire to retroactively apply a discount or gift card code are not grounds for cancellation, refunds, or gift card credit. Once your material has been submitted, the only acceptable grounds for cancellation and a refund or gift card credit is an unforeseen, ongoing emergency on the part of either the writer or the exec resulting in more than 6 weeks without any scheduling update from the exec via direct contact or Roadmap, or a sudden change in the exec's ongoing availability. In the instance of an irreconcilable scheduling issue, the writer may still receive a written feedback report from the exec. In this case, the writer is not entitled to a refund or gift card credit as the exec has read the submitted material and provided written feedback in lieu of the call.